Verbs and words of communication in French

ENGLISH	FRENCH
To add	Ajouter
To admit	Admettre
To adress	Adresser
To affirm	Affirmer
To announce	Annoncer
To apologize	S’excuser
To approve of	D’approuver
To argue	Se disputer
To ask	Poser une question
To ask for	Demander
To assure	Assurer
To authorize	Autoriser
To break the silence	Sortir du silence
To bring up	Soulever une question
To broadcast	Retransmettre
To call	Appeler
To call	Nommer
To chat / to discuss	Discuter
To claim	Prétendre
To clarify	Préciser
To clarify	Clarifier, élucider
To command	Commander
To communicate	Communiquer
To condemn	Condamner
To confess	Avouer, confesser, admettre
To confirm	Confirmer
To contest	Concourir
To contradict	Contredire
To converse with	S’entretenir avec
To convince	Convaincre
To criticize	Critiquer
To deceive	Décevoir
To declare	Déclarer
To define	Définir
To deny	Nier
To designate	Désigner
To display	Manifester
To doubt	Douter
To emphasize	Souligner, accentuer
To exaggerate	Exagérer
To exchange	Échanger
To explain	Expliquer
To express	Exprimer
To fill (somebody) in mettre qqun au courant
To flatter	Flatter
To forbid	Défendre
To forbid	Interdire
To gossip about	Faire des commérages
To hear	Entendre
To implicate / to imply	Impliquer
To indicate	Indiquer
To influence	Influencer
To inform	Informer, renseigner
To insist	Insister
To interrogate / to question	Interroger / Questionner
To intervene	Intervenir
To invite	Inviter
To justify	Justifier
To keep quiet	Garder le silence
To listen to	Écouter
To make a statement	Faire une déclaration
To make small talk	Papoter
To mean	Signifier
To mention	Mentionner
To mumble	Marmonner
To murmure	Murmurer
To note	Noter
To object	S’opposer
To offer	Offrir
To offer	Offrir
To pass on (something)	Transmettre (quelque chose)
To persuade	Persuader, convaincre
To point out	Indiquer
To predict	Prédire
To pretend	Prétendre
To promise	Promettre
To pronounce	Prononcer
To propose	Proposer
To prove	Prouver
To publish	Publier
To quote	Citer
To read	Lire
To recognize	Reconnaître
To refuse	Refuser
To refute	Réfuter
To register	Inscrire
To remark / to notice	Remarquer
To repeat	Répéter
To reply / to answer	Répondre
To represent	Représenter
To require	Exiger
To retort	Répliquer
To reveal	Révéler
To say	Dire
To shout	Crier
To shriek	Crier (un cri perçant)
To sign	Signer
To silence	Réduire au silence
To slander	Calomnier
To speak	Parler
To speak out	Parler haut et fort
To speak up about sth	Parler ouvertement de quelque chose
To state	Établir
To stress	Souligner
To stutter	Balbutier, bégayer
To suppose	Supposer
To talk	Parler
To talk down to	Prendre quelqu’un de haut
To talk through	Discuter sérieusement
To talk to each other	Se parler
To tell	Raconter
To think through	Bien réfléchir à
To translate	Traduire
To whisper	Chuchoter
To wish	Souhaiter
To write	Écrire
To yell	Hurler
USEFUL WORDS
A conference	Une conférence
A conversation	Une conversation
A crowd	Une foule
A debate	Un débat
A dialogue	Un dialogue
A discussion	Une discussion
A hint	Une allusion
A lecture	Une conférence
A megaphone	Un mégaphone
A microphone	Un microphone
A misunderstanding	Un malentendu
A monologue	Un monologue
A point of view	Un point de vue
A speech	Un discours
An allusion	Une allusion
An argument	Un argument
An awkward silence	Un silence gêné
An interview	Un entretien
An objection	Une objection
An opinion	Une opinion
Advised	Informé
Alerted	Alerté
Amended	Modifié
Announced	Annoncé
Answered	Répondu
Broadcasted	Diffusé
Clarified	Clarifié
Communicated	Communiqué
Condensed	Condensé
Confession	Confession
Consulted	Consulté
Contacted	Contacté
Convinced	Convaincu
Convincing	Convaincant
Corresponded	Correspondant
Criticism	Critique
Defined	Défini
Detailed	Détaillé
Disagreement	Désaccord
Disseminated	Disséminé
Documented	Documenté
Emailed	Envoyé par courriel / par e-mail
Emphasized	Souligné
Explained	Expliqué
Expressed	Exprimé
Gossips	Des potins
Highlighted	Souligné
Informed	Informé
Interpreted	Interprété
Interviewed	Interviewé
Moderated	Modéré
Narrated	Narré
Notated	Notée
Notified	Notifié
Posted	Publié
Presented	Présenté
Published	Publié
Questioned	Interrogé
Recorded	Enregistré
Relayed	Relayé
Reported	Signalé
Scribed	Marqué
Shared	Partagé
Specified	Spécifié
Statement	Déclaration
Suggested	Suggéré
Synthesized	Synthétisé
Transcribed	Transcrit
Translated	Traduit
Transmitted	Transmis
Tweeted	Tweeté

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Verbs of communication

Verbs and words of communication in French

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